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Fear
An Alternative History of the World
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Extraordinary Ai Weiwei Brilliant Simon Schama Fear has long been a driving force—perhaps the driving force—of world history: a coercive tool of power and a catalyst for radical change. Here, Robert Peckham traces its transformative role over a millennium, from fears of famine and war to...
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A ground-breaking examination of the societal impact of fear that gives us a thrilling insight on world history
A ground-breaking examination of the societal impact of fear that gives us a thrilling insight on world history
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Extraordinary Ai Weiwei
Brilliant Simon Schama
Fear has long been a driving force—perhaps the driving force—of world history: a coercive tool of power and a catalyst for radical change. Here, Robert Peckham traces its transformative role over a millennium, from fears of famine and war to anxieties over God, disease, technology, and financial crises.
In a landmark global history that ranges from the Black Death to the terror of the French Revolution, the AIDS pandemic to climate change, Peckham reveals how fear made us who we are, and how understanding it can equip us to face the future.
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ISBN: 9781788167253
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 September 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 377g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Robert Peckham is a cultural historian and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. The founder of Open Cube, which promotes the integration of the humanities with the sciences and technology, he was previously Professor of History and M.B. Lee Endowed Professor in the Humanities and Medicine at the University of Hong Kong. He has held fellowships at Cambridge, Oxford, LSE and King's College London. He lives in New York.
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